Airbird – City vs Mountains

Joel Ford’s (of Ford & Lopatin) solo project Airbird is getting set to release a 12″ single City vs Mountain on his own label Software and Mexican Summer.

Here’s the bio:

In lead track “City Vs. Mountains,” cicadas buzz as Airbird exits Babylon on his boogie road trip quest back to nature. Ford notorious for funk, packs a whole aresenal of West Coast style groove for the trip. The tracks is definitely a road dogger with lots of beats and bass plus a remarkable clarity in the vocals that distinguishes him from the contemporary murk pack.

After a night of heavy driving, “Rotating Cloud” marks the day’s return with sparse, delicate high register melodies and pulses which gradually give way to a midi locked safari of wildlife house. And yes the zookeeper is a Al Carlson, Software’s engineer & mix guy you thought — but he also packs a gnarly Alphabet City avant RIPPP when he wants to, and on multiple saxes. Airbird arrives!

A Side: City vs Mountains + B Side: Rotating Clouds | Release date: 9/27 – Order it here.